Favorite teacher

Joanne remembers her favorite teacher, a nun who taught math and music. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/ See more on this topic: http://www.colorincolorado.org/calendar/appreciation/

Laura Park Elementary

Urruita_Laura Park Elem_CCBUG_169RJoanne shares the story of a dual-language program that helped uplift a struggling neighborhood. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

Implementing new ELA standards

Joanne discusses some of the challenges of implementing new English language arts standards, particularly for ELLs. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

The encyclopedia

Joanne recalls her favorite reading memory: browsing through the encyclopedia. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

Reform agenda

Joanne describes the U.S. Department of Education's reform agenda and how ELLs fit into that plan. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

New standards in Miami

Joanne shares her experience in implementing new ELA standards in Miami and lessons learned. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

Advice

Joanne shares some advice for teachers who are new to the classroom. See more on this topic: http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/backtoschool/first_year/

OELA's National Conversation

Joanne describes OELA's National Conversation initiative. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

College- and career-ready standards

Joanne discusses implications of new college- and career-ready standards for ELLs. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/urrutia/

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